Obesity in Washington: How communities compare

October 21, 2013 |BY LEVI PULKKINEN

Check out which Washington counties are showing the highest obesity rates.

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24. Douglas County: 27.7 percent of residents of this central Washington county report a body mass index greater than 30, qualifying as obese according to the Centers for Disease Control. The margin of error for the survey was 1.6 percentage points.

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24. Douglas County: 27.7 percent of residents of this central Washington county report a body mass index greater than 30, qualifying as obese according to the Centers for Disease Control. The margin of error for the survey was 1.6 percentage points.